WoRMS name details

Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920

336255  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336255)

 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 18953, geounit Mindanao Sea  
Holotype USNM 18953, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island, Philippines (gazeteer estimate 8.5255°, 124.5781°). [details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 18953) and paratype (USNM 19014; not referred in the original description), deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]
Depth range 1-2 fathoms (= about 2-4 m).  
Depth range 1-2 fathoms (= about 2-4 m). [details]

Distribution Phillipines: Mindanao Sea (Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island).   
Distribution Phillipines: Mindanao Sea (Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island).  [details]

Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet distincta is a Latin adjective maning 'distinct' or 'noticeably different',...  
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet distincta is a Latin adjective maning 'distinct' or 'noticeably different', and refers probably to the distinctive colour pattern of the species, especially on the dorsal surface, described as being "dull white, irregularly streaked with bluish gray" (Hoagland, 1920: 612).  [details]

Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed.  
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed. [details]

Taxonomy Species uncertain  
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336255 on 2024-04-25
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
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original description Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]   

source of synonymy Augener, H. 1927. Polychaeten von Neu-Pommern. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft der naturforschende Freunde zur Berlin, 1926: 119-152. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 18953, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
Paratype USNM 19014, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-2 fathoms (= about 2-4 m). [details]

Distribution Phillipines: Mindanao Sea (Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island).  [details]

Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet distincta is a Latin adjective maning 'distinct' or 'noticeably different', and refers probably to the distinctive colour pattern of the species, especially on the dorsal surface, described as being "dull white, irregularly streaked with bluish gray" (Hoagland, 1920: 612).  [details]

Habitat Sand and coral, 2-4 m depth. [details]

Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed. [details]

Type locality Opol, Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island, Philippines (gazeteer estimate 8.5255°, 124.5781°). [details]

Type material Holotype (USNM 18953) and paratype (USNM 19014; not referred in the original description), deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]

From other sources
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]